Refrigerator.



PATENTE) Nov. 12, 11907.

J. A@ AGRILLO,

REPRIGBRATOR, V ALIOATIOH FILED MAE. 2. 1907.

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framers No. 870,532. PATENT@ Nov. 12, 1907.v J. A. AGRILLO.

REPRIGERATGR. Y APFLIGATION HLED MAE. 2, 1907.

JOSEPH A. AGRILLO, OF ROCKWAY BEACH, NEW YORK.

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v.Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Nov. 12, 1907.'

Application filed March 2, 1907. Serial No. 360.184.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lcnown that I, JOSEPH A. AGR'rLLo, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Rockaway Beach,

`in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification, 'such as will enable those skilled in the art-to which it appertains to make and use the same.. v

This invention relates to refrigerators of the class used in dwellings, restaurants, hotels and similar places, and the object thereof is to providelan improved device of this class which is-box-shaped in form and' which is made up of separate panels comprising frames filled in with concrete, whereby a strong and substantial struc? ture is provided and by means of which a low temperature may be maintained within the refrigerator at a minimum of cost.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specication, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each, of the views, and in which;

Figure l is a perspective view of a refrigerator made according to my invention; Fig. 2 a vertical section on the line 2 2' of Fig. l; Fig. 3 a partial section on the line 3 3. of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 a plan view of a number ofthe panels which I employ in the construction of a side wall of my improved refrigerator and showing one method ofV connecting said panels; Fig. 5 a side view of the construction shown in Fig. 44; Fig. 6 a face view of a corner frame which I employ; Fig. 7 a side view of one of the side panel frames which I employ; Fig. 8 a transverse section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7'; and, Fig. 9 a transverse section on the line 9 9 of Fig. 6.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown a refrigerator composed of three compart.

' ments arranged one above another,v but my invention is not limited to a lrefrigeratorof any definite size or containing any definite number of compartments and the same may be applied in the construction ofa reirigerator containing but one or any number of com.

pertinents.

By reference to Figs` l and -2, it will be seen that my improved refrigerator as shown comprises a bottom compartment a, acentral compartment b and a top compartment c, the said compartments-being sepa-- rated by horizontal partitions d, and the said refrigerator is provided with a top e and bottom f. The front, back and sidewalls of .all ofthe compartments a, band c are ofthe same construction andare composed of hollow corner frames giilledin withconcrete as shown at g2 and front, back'and side panel frames h filled in with concrete as shown at h2, and in the form of construction shown, two different styles of these panel frames are employed, but in practice a. single style of 'panel frame may be employed for forming. the from back and de walls of eaclrof the compartments a, b and c anda single style of corner frame g may be employed for forming all of the corners. The top e and bottom f of the refrigerarespectively, and these panel frames are filled in with concrete as shown at e3 and f3. The front, back and side panel frames of the separate compartments' a, b and c and the corner frames g are interlocked asshown `at panel frames of the separate compartments areA interlocked as shown at h4, and saidl partitions, panels and frames are all bolted together, a clearly shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3.

In Figs. 6 and 9, I haveshown one of the corner frames in detail and in Figs. 7 and Sfone of the side Y panel frames in detail, but my invention is not limited to any particular form or constructionof these frames nor to any particular form or construction of the Vop e bottom f and partitions d, all that is necessary in this connection being 'that said parts be composed of o-pen-1 work frames'fill'ed in'with con'cwrete, and these frames may be prow'ded'fas shown at t', vin Figs. 4 and 5f,-wtl1 ,reinforcing material consisting of interwoven wires or rods or any other suitable material usually employed 80 to reinforce concrete work. i

Within one part of the top compartment ois placed an ice pan j, and saidcompartmentmay beprovided in either side or in the front with a door through which ice may be passed into said pan, and, in: the fo'rm of `85 construction shown, the top compartment isy'also pro vided with a plurality of front doors c2 by which easy partment .and these doors may also be composed of frames filled in with concrete. The central ompartment lb is also provided in the front thereof with two doors b*2 and these doors may be ordinary hinge doors or doors which move out at the bottom and slide in at the top in the ordinary anner, and said doors may be composed of panel frames filled in with concrete or provided withv glass panels. The bottom compartment a is also provided with a' door z2 which may be made in thesame manner as the panels which form the 'front, back and side. walls of said compartmentsfand between the bottom and middle compartments is preferably placed a shelf and in one side portionof the middle compartmentfpreerablyfthey left handsidef portion, is placed a water tankv k2 provided atnits''f1-ontv end with a`pi'pe 7c3 which e'rtends through the top fron wall of said compartment and. isfprovided with faucet ci.I Q', l I i The ice pan j is provided with a drain pipe j2- whichv tor are also composed of separate panel frames 'e2 and f2 60 h3, and the partitions d and the front, back and side 65 I i access may be had to the various parts of said com- In filling ie vaiions panel rm'nee, comer ianiea, partition izunes yand other frame@ with. concrete, a. f ii'lzible mold boi: is provided in which said frames are placed and the concrete is poured into he mold box so that ij; exactly iills the frames and when the concrete limi sot or become hard the mold box `s opened up and 'the panel or other frame or from en taken out.

Although, .l have clearly shown the method of conmeeting the iop and bottom frames, the partitions, the corner frames end the panels which inzake up the i'ont, back end side Walls of the separate @unioni-miente and have also shown a corner lionne and enel imm e o1' epeciic construction, it will be :ippfireni than my invention is not limited kto any pertieuzu orni or forms for these various mmwa, und changes in and modifications of the constructii @rein described may be mede without de'paziing .from the Spirit oi my 'invent-ion or sacrificing its advaniaofes. It will .1 :e be undernrood that the various compartments of the i'efi'gorziior shown and described may be need as receptacle@ for :my kncl or class of articles, and by making 'che Walls of the refrifferaior in the manner described, I am enabled to retain a low temperature therein with the use of, a. mniinum amount of ice.

The concrete xeilnfoeing material i' shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and in not neceaem'y in most cases as the panel or other nrn-es will. be 'sw smell and the concrete employed so thick that the letter will possess the necessary strength, Without the use of I inoi'cing material but in some caesit may be required to use said reinforcing material.

Having'fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secuie hy Letters Patent, s:-

A refrigerator divided into separate comnartmenmi one above another, said reirigeriator beiner composed of front, back and side walls and of a top, n. bottomanfl horizontal partitions,I by which the refrigoraioi' is divided intosepirate compartments one above another, said front, side and buck Walls, the top, the bottoni and horizontal parvLitinns being all composed of fuimos filled in With concrete, and corneil'aines also filled in with concrete, all of Suid fi'alnes being; provided with 4interlocking moans whereby they muy be secured together by means of bolts passed tlieieln'uugh.

In testimony that claim the foregoing 'as my invention l have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 28th day of .February 1907.

. JOSEPH A. AGBELLO. Wtneses: C. E. MULMDANY, 

